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'''Robert Malcolm Ratcliffe''' ''(Bob)'' (born 29 November 1951, [[Accrington]], Lancashire, England - August 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2023-news/robert-ratcliffe-obituary/|title = Robert Ratcliffe obituary}}</ref>) was a [[cricket]]er who played for [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] from 1972 to 1980. He was a right-handed medium pace bowler and a middle to lower order batsman. In 82 first-class matches he took 205 wickets with an average of 26.39 and a best of 7 for 58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19585.html|title = Robert Ratcliffe profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos}}</ref> He scored 1022 runs with an average of 16.48 and a high score of 101 not out.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32254/32254.html|title = The Home of CricketArchive}}</ref> Throughout his career he was dogged by injuries, these forcing him into early retirement at the age of 28. He later played Minor Counties cricket for Cumberland.<ref>'A Who's Who of Lancashire County Cricket Club, 1865-1990', by Robert Brooke and David Goodyear, Breedon Books, Derby, 1991 (page 176) {{ISBN|0-907969-85-2}}</ref> |
'''Robert Malcolm Ratcliffe''' ''(Bob)'' (born 29 November 1951, [[Accrington]], Lancashire, England - 28 August 2023, [[Marlborough, Wiltshire]], England<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2023-news/robert-ratcliffe-obituary/|title = Robert Ratcliffe obituary}}</ref>) was a [[cricket]]er who played for [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] from 1972 to 1980. He was a right-handed medium pace bowler and a middle to lower order batsman. In 82 first-class matches he took 205 wickets with an average of 26.39 and a best of 7 for 58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19585.html|title = Robert Ratcliffe profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos}}</ref> He scored 1022 runs with an average of 16.48 and a high score of 101 not out.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32254/32254.html|title = The Home of CricketArchive}}</ref> Throughout his career he was dogged by injuries, these forcing him into early retirement at the age of 28. He later played Minor Counties cricket for Cumberland.<ref>'A Who's Who of Lancashire County Cricket Club, 1865-1990', by Robert Brooke and David Goodyear, Breedon Books, Derby, 1991 (page 176) {{ISBN|0-907969-85-2}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:52, 30 August 2023
Robert Malcolm Ratcliffe (Bob) (born 29 November 1951, Accrington, Lancashire, England - 28 August 2023, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England[1]) was a cricketer who played for Lancashire from 1972 to 1980. He was a right-handed medium pace bowler and a middle to lower order batsman. In 82 first-class matches he took 205 wickets with an average of 26.39 and a best of 7 for 58.[2] He scored 1022 runs with an average of 16.48 and a high score of 101 not out.[3] Throughout his career he was dogged by injuries, these forcing him into early retirement at the age of 28. He later played Minor Counties cricket for Cumberland.[4]
- Batting: Right-hand batsman
- Bowling: Right-arm medium pace
- Relations: Son: LJ Ratcliffe
Teams: Lancashire (Main FC: 1972-1980); Lancashire (Main ListA: 1972-1980); All teams Lancashire Cap: 1976.
References
- ^ "Robert Ratcliffe obituary".
- ^ "Robert Ratcliffe profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ 'A Who's Who of Lancashire County Cricket Club, 1865-1990', by Robert Brooke and David Goodyear, Breedon Books, Derby, 1991 (page 176) ISBN 0-907969-85-2
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